We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
Vincent van Gogh created many self-portraits.
Initially, it seemed like a good idea for Paul Gauguin to paint with Vincent van Gogh (in October of 1888).
Today Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch painter, is one of the world's most-beloved artists.
On 28 March 1941, Virginia Woolf, the famous British author, drowned in a river near her home. A single recording of her voice survives. The BBC has r...
Vivien Leigh, who played Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of "Gone with the Wind" - produced by David O.
This BBC documentary, evidencing life and death in the Warsaw Ghetto, first broadcast as a memorial to the people who lived there.
Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.
Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.
Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.
In an effort to get the American public used to African-American pilots flying U.
Children in Bolivia - with, or without, their parents - walk an hour to work in some of the country's tin mines.
As a young man, Karol Wojtyla had no desire to become a priest.
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